half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to keep watch; to stand guard
observation; survey; watching
drinking bout; merrymaking
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
considerably; greatly; a lot
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
camping; campground; making camp
will not do; do not; does not
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
night attack; nocturnal assault
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to do together; to share; to participate in
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be too numerous; to be too much
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)